Career Bridge Programs in Adult Education

Improve your skills and get started in your career with City Colleges' Bridge Programs.

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City Colleges of Chicago Career Bridge Programs help you master foundational skills for college and employment readiness, connect you to financial aid and academic services, and link you to employers in high-demand industries.

Start on the pathway to college and careers by enrolling in one of these Career Bridge Programs:

Healthcare Prepare for a career as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CAN), Phlebotomy Technician, Pharmacy Technician, EKG Technician, or a Medical Billing and Coding Professional. Earn a basic certificate (BC) to qualify for your first job in the healthcare field.

The Healthcare Bridge Program will help you:

Get the support services you need to succeed: financial aid, advising, and tutoring

Improve your reading, writing and math skills to prepare you for college entrance exams and job success while you learn the basics of health professions

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics: Warehousing Start job training and earn a basic certificate (BC) to qualify for your first job in warehousing. Master skills employers want and become a certified forklift operator to qualify for your first warehouse job.

The Warehousing Bridge Program will help you:

Get the support services you need to succeed: financial aid, advising, and tutoring

Improve your reading, writing, math, and computer skills to prepare you for college and job success

Prepare for the GED test if you need high school equivalency

Prepare for further study toward a career as a material handler, freight broker, supply chain manager, and more.

Offered at: Olive-Harvey College

ManufacturingStart job training and earn a MSSC (Metalworking) certificate while preparing for more advanced training for jobs in manufacturing.

The Manufacturing Bridge Program will help you:

Get the support services you need to succeed: financial aid, advising, and tutoring

Improve your reading, writing, and math skills to prepare for college and job success

Prepare for the GED test if you need high school equivalency

Culinary

Through the Culinary Bridge Program, students can earn a
Culinary Arts Basic Certificate, which provides essential skills for Line Cook
positions as well as a foundation for more skilled positions in the culinary
and hospitality industries.

The Culinary Bridge Program will help students:

Utilize support services to help them succeed,
including financial aid, advising, and tutoring

Improve reading, writing, math, and computer
skills for college and job success

Prepare for the GED test if high school
equivalency is needed

Prepare for further study toward a career as a
chef/head cook, food service manager, hotel sales manager, and more

Offered at: Kennedy-King College

City Colleges of Chicago also offers English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education, GED (high school equivalency), and Citizenship classes at a variety of convenient locations. For more information, visit the Adult Education Web Page.

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and vocational programs, services, activities, and employment. EEO Office